Hair curler



R. SCHEANELUM ET AL HAIR CURLER Filed May 19 Patented Oct. 2l, 1924.

UNITED STATES ROBERT SCHEANBL'UM AND GRACE SCHENBLUM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

HAIR CURLER.

Application led May 19,

To all wim/Iii, it may concern:

Be it known that we, Bonner SoHnAN- BLUM and GRACE rSoIaInANnLUM, residing at.

New York city, in the county and State of New York, have invented `a certain new and useful Hair Curler, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a hair curler intended for use in the curling of bobbed hair and constructed in such manner as to well adapt it for this purpose.

lidely varying types of cunlers have been devised for the curling oflonghair, but, so far as we are aware, no curler has ever been produced which has for its specific purpose the .curling of bobbed hair. Bobbed hair has `for some time been considerably in vogue, yet prior to the present invention the curler-s which have been used to curl bobbed hair are those which have been com monly employed to curl long hair and are for the purpose ,of curling bobbed hair purely of a makeshift character and are not either especially Iadapted vfor this purpose nor can they be ,conveniently employed to ,carry out this end.

It is .of utmost importance in the curling of bobbed hair thatthe endsof the hair be properly curled and it is found in practice that, p rior to applicants invention, not a single construction on the market was capable of properly catching and curling the ends of the hair for the reason that in every case the hair must be manually wrapped around the curler while the curler is held stationary, During this wrapping operation, ,the ends slip free and are not properly ,caught with the result that while the greater portion of the length of the hair will be properly curled `the end portions will vbe straight thereby producing an unsightly and untidy appearance. For this reason, ladies prefer to employ curling irons when `curling bobbed h air and cnrlers of the character adaptd to loe worn ,overnight have not vfound favor wi-th ladies having bobbed hair.

Vith the" foregoing' consider-ations `in mind, the object of the present invention is to provide a curler of the type adapted to be applied to the hair and left for a time, as overnight, Iandwhich shall be particularly intended for'einployment in the curling of bobbed hair. From a more specific standpoint, the present inventionis curler of novel aber@ and 0f Win-.i Otsiwh inherent 1923. Serial No. 649,002.

resiliency that the arms thereof shall normally stand divergent from the bend thereof but adapted to be brought in use into substantially parallel relation and which will tightly clamp the very ends of the hair tightly together and to the lcurler in such manner that they cannot become loose, but will be, in contradistinction, as properly curled as is the rest of the hair. In its preferred practical form, the -invention consists in a curler constructed from braided cord spring wire, ,a suitable length of which is bent intermediate its ends to form two clamping jaws. lnasmuch as the wire is fairly pliable, these clamping jaws may be readily bent, when desired, but are normally separated from one another eX- cept where they are joined together at their bases. They constitute two cooperating clamping jaws between which the ends of the hair may be clamped and the curler thereupon rolled for the purpose of rolling it into the body of the hair and in this l manner ceiling the hair upon the curler until the curler is drawn up close to the scalp. The curler is adapted for coopera` tion with a strand of hair somewhat less in width. than the length of the clamping aws, and in rolling the hair upon the curler, the

4hair is positioned at about the center of the curler so that when it is rolled -up portions of the curler will project beyond the .opposite sides of the roll and these' opposite sides are adapted tolbe bent over to further clamp the hair'andpreclude the roll from loosening.

The construction is simple, economical, readily positioned on the hair and may be comfortably worn overnight.

Fea-tures of the invention, other than those specified, will be apparentrfrom the i the various steps of its assembly` with a strand of bobbed hair; and, y

Figure 4 is a view of the curlerdetached and in normal condition. l

The curler of the preSent inventQIl iS preferably made from wire, commonly referred to inthe electrical arts as wire cord. This cord is so well known that it has not been considered necessary to show its structure in theV drawings. It embodies a metal or wire c ore enclosed within an insulating envelope of rubber composition, exteriorly of which is positioned a woven or braided fabric envelope. The present invention is not directed to any novelty in the wire structure, but is particularly directed to a novel hair curler formed from such wire and the endsof which curler are provided with protecting means adapted to preclude the raveling or fraying of the fabric envelope or the withdrawal or retraction of the insulating envelope inV such manner as would permit the ends of the Vwire to protrude with a tendency tofcut or scratch the wearer.

Figure 4 of the drawings shows the curler of this invention. It is constructed from a suitablelength of wire bent intermediate its ends as at l to form two arms 2 and 3, which are preferably of equal length and the free ends of which arms are protected in anyV suitable manner. In practice, we may provide metal tips or.other metallic covering for these ends, but We find it economical and highly efiicient'to dip the ends into a plastic-material, which, when the ends are withdrawn form a globule on each end. These-globules harden or set in a short time and .formv eflicient protecting coverings on the ends of the curler. These protecting coverings 'are designated by the reference character 4 and while diderent'plastic materials may be employed in their formation, sealing wax,tshellac ,or` other similar sub- Stance has been found thoroughly practical.

The f normal condition of the curler is as shownjin `Figure 4 and from this view, it

Y will be'noted that the two arms 2 and 3 are notvconnected to one another except at the greater-portionof their length, after the hair hasbeen rolled, thereupon, the protecting coverin-gs4` Ybeing..of greater diameter than the 'arms 2 and 3 'preventing such intimate contact'of the arms-as to preclude the placing n of ,the hair between them. The Y curler .how- ,evenifs' 'ofi-such length that the arms 2 and 3 somewhat remote from the 4said enlargements4 ,may bebrought into parallel relati`on,"/ and adjacentl the point or bend 1 t broughtcfinto intimate-, contact with each "otl'r'ztofinsuref a" more perfect grip upon the hair and to aid in rolling the same without losing the gripping effect ou the ends of the haii'.

In employing the curler in the performance of its functions, a strand of hair is selected, such for example as the strand designated 5 in Figure l. After this strand is separated from the remainder of the hair, the curler is brought into position wherein it will straddle the strand 5 after the manner shown in Figure l and it will be noted from this figure that. the strand 5, selected, is of less width than the length of the arms 2 and 3, so that a fair portion of the length of the curler will extend beyond each side of the strand 5. The curler is positioned at substantially the end of the hair strand 5 and after being brought into this position.

-the opposite ends of the curler are grasped between the thumb and first finger of both hands of the operator and the arms 2 and 3 are forced tightly toward one another to tightly clamp the strand 5 between these arms. Because of this clamping action, we prefer to call the arms 2 and 3 clamping jaws as this better explains their function and mode of operation. After the clam ing `jaws 2 and 8 have been caused to tig itly clamp the hair as described, a rolling movement is imparted to the curler, so that the curler is caused to rotate on its longitudinal axis, its operation being carried out while the clamping arms are maintained in the tight clamping relation described.

The rolling operation continues to the position of Figure 2 by which time the hair is wound tightly around the curler and further manual pressure to hold the jaws together will be unnecessary so that the rotating movement referred to may be continued until the hair is rolled up tightly to the scalp. The rolling operation is now concluded and it remains to lock the assembly against unrolling. This is done by bending the protruding ends of the curlerover the hair roll after the manner shown in Figure 3, in which position the protruding ends of the curler become clamping members which tightly engage the hair roll and positively preclude its loosening. Hair pins or other expedients which are necessary in prior devices are not necessary with this invention and it is found in practice that `the hair may be put up tightly and will remain y tight. even overnight and without the employment of any extraneous means such as hair` pins. This is due to the double or triple clamping action referred to.

Inasmuch as there are no unprotected ends, the wearer of curlers embodying this invention is thoroughly safeguarded against injury from the wire core withinY theconstruction. y

After the hair has been up 'as l ng as necessary, the curlei's may rbe rendi y removed by simply bending out the ends of the eurler from the position shown in Figure 2 whereupon the coiled hair may be unwrapped and the curlers removed and straightened out ready for the next use.

It will be noted that during any of these operations, there is no pulling of the hair nor catching of individual hairs or small strands in the curler as is the case in practically every curler now on the market. The hair cannot catch in the curler of this invention for the reason that there are no constricted portions or no twists or projections.

Wire of the character described having a fabric covering is very satisfactory for use in the manufacture of curlers embodying this invention inasmuch as the fabric surface of the eurler is, in effect, a friction surface, inasmuch as it will friotionally engage the hair when the jaws are brought into clamping relation so that the hair will not be apt to pull out from between said jaws. We therefore prefer to employ a fabric covered wire in the manufacture of curlers made in accordance with this invention.

Aside from the foregoing uses of the curler, it may be stated that it may be employed to advantage in the making of ringlets and round marcels, experience having proven that it is highly efiicient for this purpose, whereas with other curlers on the marhet the hair is more or less frizzed and smooth curls are not possible.

T he accompanying' drawings illustrate the invention in its preferred form, but the invention is to be construed as fully com` mensurate with the appended claim.

Having thus fully described the invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

As an improved article of manufacture a hair curler formed of a single pliable covered spring wire bent. intermediate its ends to form two spring clamping jaws normally divergent from their bend and adapted to be manually forced together to grip hair therebetween, opposite ends of the curler being adapted to be bent towards each other and over the hair to clamp the hair rolled against loosening, the free ends of said clamping jaws being provided with hardened globular protecting coverings constituting protuberances of greater cross section than that of said jaws.

In testimony whereof we have signed the foregoing specification.

ROBERT SCHEANBLUM. GRACE SCHEANBLUM. 

